Boot Brigade protesters may doom Day sales tax plan
Enterprise Bureau Raleigh reports thousands of farmers from across North Carolina, led by eastern counties, massed to oppose the Day gross sales tax while supporting MacLean and state school term funding by indirect taxation. Observers note city power and tobacco interests back Day, aiming to shift tax burdens from corporations to the public, potentially defeating the plan on floor votes as committee members debate ad valorem cuts and tax brackets.
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Hinsdale
House Finance Committees
House
Senate
House Finance Committee
Power Company
Tobacco Company
W. C. Ewing
Cumberland County
Finance Committee
Power and Tobacco Companies
Mr. Ewing
Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin Laxative Endorsed
A physician renowned for treating stubborn bowels promotes Syrup Pepsin as the world’s leading laxative. The remedy, made from laxative herbs and pepsin, claims safety for all ages and claims to relieve bloating, headaches, and waste buildup without causing gripe or sickness.
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Dr. Caldwell
America
Politic debate over gross sales tax plan gains credence
The finance committee action on the gross sales tax is viewed as political strategy to push the most odious form of the tax, hoping the house rejects it. The senate is expected to balk at any gross sales tax form while Harrie’s courteous yet decisive presiding and parliamentary skill are noted during committee hearings.
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Finance Committee
House
Senate
Harris Favored for New Speaker in North Carolina House
In Raleigh on May 12 the Enterprise Bureau notes growing sentiment for Representative R. L. Harris of Roxboro Person County as a likely speaker candidate for 1933. Harris chairs the appropriations committee, is unassuming, seldom speaks, and has toiled long in budget matters.
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House
Appropriations Committee
Peterson's Ointment Claims Rapid Pimples Cure
An advertisement touts Peterson's Ointment as rapidly clearing pimples with nightly application. A Pittsburgh user testimonial says blemishes faded after a year with other products, claiming a 24 hour improvement after rubbing the ointment into the skin. One 35 cent box is advertised as proof in drug stores.
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Peterson
Ed. W. King
Pittsburgh
Harris Seen as Likely Speaker Hopeful in 1933
Willis Smith has called Harris to the chair, boosting Harris as a strong potential speaker for 1933. Some say Moss or Sutton may run again, but most legislators think they unlikely after a defeat early in the current session. Others may emerge, yet Harris currently appears strongest among present members.
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Willis Smith
Harris
House
O. B. Moss
Nash
Fred Sutton
Lenoir
Wake
Sun Yat Sen Birth March 12 1867 Father of Chinese Republic
Sun Yat sen birth on March 12 1867 marks the rise of the Chinese revolutionary leader known as the Father of the Chinese republic. Born to native Christian parents in Kwangtung province he studied at a new Hong Kong medical school and became its first graduate before turning to anti imperial conspiracy.
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Sun Yat-Sen
Kwantung Province
New Medical School
Hongkong
Sun
Sun Yat Sen leader of 1911 revolution and republic founder
Sun Yat sen shaped the 1911 revolution against the Manchu rulers. In England when the uprising began, he returned to China and on January 5 1912 took the oath as provisional president at Nanking. He later resigned, then led a drive for a South China republic. He died of cancer in Peking.
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Sun
England
China
Nanking
South China
Peking
The Amazon River and Its Vast Network of Tributaries
The Amazon river system in South America spans a vast watershed with over 1200 tributaries feeding its extensive network. This immense drainage influences regional ecosystems, climate, and biodiversity across multiple nations.
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Amazon River
South America
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Doctors
Ihs
Representative Harrie
Alfred B. Smith
New York
John J. Raskob
Democratic National Committee
Raskob
Smith
Omrectors Trust Committee
FH. Fries
A.W. Eller
H. F. Shaffner
LL Grey
L. Getther
H. A. Probl
JH. Adame
G. Steekten
Willie
Burton Cralee
G. Manes
Hanes
High Point Office Trust Committee
Weecon Rebersen
Kearns
Adame
A.B. Herney
Wachovia
Trust Department
Bank and Trust Company
Asheville
North Carolina
Winston-Salem
Raleigh Salisbury
Me Ace Caey
Goodyear
Ea A
Hiatt Motor Company
West High Street
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